Golf club



w. F. REACH Dec. 22, 1936.

GOLF CLUB Original Filed April 21, 1952 RRach Y Wi l m Patented Dec. 22,1936 UNITED STATES GOLF CLUB William F. Reach, Springfield, Mass,assignor to A. G. Spalding & Brs., New York, N. Y., a corporation of NewJersey Application April 21, 1932, Serial No. 606,720 Renewed September27, 1935 3 Claims.

The invention concerns means for connecting a metal shaft with a woodenhead in such manner that the shaft is readily detachable. In case a ofbreakage of a hollow metal shaft such as may be employed in the presentassembly it is desirable that the Pro be able to replace the brokenshaft with a new one without returning the club to the factory. By thepresent invention this replacement of the damaged metal shaft to can beeffected.

In the drawing Fig. 1 shows a wooden head and tubular hosel with theimprovement associated therewith, the shaft being indicated in positionready to be inserted into and connected with the metallic sleeve withinthe hosel.

Fig. 2 is a view similar to Fig. 1 showing the shaft in place and partsof the structure broken away.

In the drawing 3 indicates the wooden head of a golf club ofsubstantially ordinary form having a hosel extension 4 of wood. 5indicates a tubular metallic shaft to be attached within the hosel.Within the hosel is located a metallic sleeve- 6 having a screw threadedportion 1 adapted to receive the screw threaded end 8 of the metallicshaft. The metallic sleeve is united with the hosel to form a permanentpart of the structure and a screw threaded connection between thismetallic sleeve and the shaft enables the latter to be removed andreplaced in case of damage or breakage occurring in the shaft.

For uniting the metallic sleeve 6 with the Wooden hosel, a layer ofmaterial indicated at 9 is employed adapted to be cemented to the innerface of the wall of the hosel and preferably this layer of material iscomposed of textile fabric. This material may be connected with themetalhe sleeve in various ways, but in the form which I have chosen toillustrate my invention there is employed a sleeve of rubber indicatedat 10. This rubber sleeve is vulcanized to the exterior of the metallicsleeve and the textile fabric layer or tube is affixed to the rubberlayer in any suitable manner. The fabric forms a connection between thewooden hosel and the metallic sleeve supplemented in the presentembodiment 50 of the invention by the sleeve of rubber, which, as beforestated is afiixed to the metallic sleeve by vulcanization.

The bore of the hosel is tapered downwardly and the shaft is alsotapered towards its lower end and the parts mounted permanently withinthe hosel are formed to correspond with the tapered formations justmentioned.

By this invention it is not necessary to return the club to the factoryin order to renew the shaft. The Pro readily can unscrew a broken shaftfrom its connection with the metallic sleeve 6 and replace this with anew shaft. The screw threading, of course, is in the proper direction toresist unscrewing the parts under the impact of the blow. Theconstruction will provide torsional resiliency between the head of theclub and the shaft so that the effect of the shock of striking the ballwill not be transmitted to the shaft or to the hands of the golfer.

I claim:

1. A wooden head cushion neck golf club with a detachable hollowmetallic shaft comprising a wooden hosel, a metallic sleeve in saidhosel with a rubber sleeve vulcanized to the metallic sleeve exteriorlythereof, a fabric layer affixed to the rubber sleeve and cemented to thewall of the wooden hosel, and a hollow metallic shaft detachablyconnected with the metallic sleeve, said metallic sleeve beingsubstantially as long as the rubber sleeve and fabric layer andshielding the shaft from contact therewith throughout the length of saidrubber sleeve, said rubber sleeve being maintained throughout its lengthin the same condition and position with the shaft out as with the shaftin place, substantially as described.

2. A wooden head cushion neck golf club with a detachable hollow shaftcomprising a wooden hosel, a metallic sleeve within said hosel, a shaftdetachably connected with the metallic sleeve, a rubber sleevevulcanized to the exterior of the metallic sleeve, and a layer of fabricsubstantially coextensive with the rubber sleeve, affixed thereto and tothe wooden hosel, and forming a connection between the rubber and hoselat all points along the rubber sleeve to hold the rubber againstlengthwise distortion or backing out movement in respect to the hosel,substantially as described.

3. A golf club comprising a wooden head, a metallic sleeve within thewooden hosel and of a length to extend substantially to the upper endthereof, a tubular metallic shaft detachably connected with the metallicsleeve, a sleeve of textile fabric substantially co-extensive with themetallic sleeve, cemented to the wooden hosel and having rubberintimately associated with its inner surface, and said rubber beingvulcanized to the metallic sleeve.

WILLIAM F. REACH.

